A giant portrait of an ancient king looms over the river.

A Roman monument to their own civil engineering prowess.

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

A spooky spot along the road where things mysteriously seem to move uphill by themselves.

A memorial museum to the political prisoners who were held at Sighet Prison, once one of the most feared places in Romania.

This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

A Christian retreat founded to welcome refugees fleeing from the Nazis during World War II.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

Thousands of well-dressed mummies below a monastery.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.

Bridge that died in war and was resurected.

There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.

This exclusive resort has completely covered a tiny Balkan island in a 5-star warren of guest rooms.

A tiny church on a man-made island in the Adriatic.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

A whimsical bridge uses saxophones to pay tribute to two great men and the European Union.

Danish tourist destination well known for open stalls where vendors sell marijuana on the street.